For Excelsior Springs seniors Cooper Collins, Gaige Carr and Cooper Lester, wrestling at the Class 2 state boys tournament was a farewell.It also was a farewell for Cody Beck, their coach.Beck is leaving the program to serve as assistant principal at Richmond Middle School, effective with the 2026-27 school year, he said during a March 6 interview in the Excelsior Springs High School gym. He’s moving from coaching into administration to have more family time, he said.“My kids need me at home more,” said Beck, a former Richmond wrestling coach.Beck is “going to miss coaching – dearly,” he said.“I’ll get back into it at some aspect, at some time,” Beck continued. “My oldest daughter started wrestling this year, so I’m trying to stay hands off as much as possible, but there’ll be a time where I’ll get back into it. I know there will be.”At his final tournament with E...